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My placement experience

Being a third-year student of The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, studying on the ‘Drama, Applied Theatre, and Education’ course, we are given the opportunity to do a professional placement in an area of the industry we want to explore, and see ourselves taking further post-graduation. For me, I knew from the offset…



My time on placement with It’s My Move

It’s My Move is a touring theatre production created by Face Front Inclusive Theatre. It follows the narrative of six young people who are about to transition from secondary education and in doing so are making important decisions about their future through writing their Education, Health, and Care plan. It’s my Move allows young people of ranging abilities to immerse themselves in an engaging…



‘It’s My Move’ 2021

I play the part of Melody, in the play It’s My Move. And I am also the Co-Director, I help Annie who is the director of the whole play. I had meetings with Annie on Zoom, to come up with the rehearsal plans for the day. In rehearsals, it was definitely fun when we put…



My Time Volunteering with Face Front

I’m currently in my third year at Goldsmiths university, attending Face Front two days a week on work placement. Since I’ve started getting to know the team, I’ve come to understand how important play and theatre truly is. I currently attend DDM which is a group designed for young people who are interested in performance…



Reflections on stepping down from the board after almost 13 years

I joined the board in February 2009, a few months after the company had dramatised a short story I had written, as part of an evening of short plays called Tales of Edmonton. This event was produced by the Millfield Theatre, and directed by Catrin Thomas, who is now a fellow board member. The experience…



Save Stratford Circus!

Newham council wants to cut access to arts and culture. During the lockdown the mayor of Newham closed the nationally recognised Stratford Circus Arts Centre which was home to our Blue Sky Actors. Newham council made this decision to turn the arts centre into a youth zone. Whilst we support the notion of more youth services in Newham, Stratford…



Face Front Fest 21

“It’s not what happens – but how you react to it” This is a quote from our previous Artistic Director and founder of Face Front Inclusive Theatre: Annie Smol. We have it written down on a post-it note that has prime location in the Face Front office (taped to the filling cabinet)! The ‘Face Front…



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